Umbrella for children s carriages



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J. WRIGHT.

UMBRBLLA FOR GHILDRBNS GARRIAGBS.

Patented Feb. 28, 1886.

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No. 388,879. Patented-Feb. 23,1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica JOSEPH VRIGI-IT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA FOR CHILDRENS 'ormai/ieeel SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,879, dated February 23,1886.

Application filed August 10, 1885. Serial No. 174,069. (No model.)

To all whom it mai/y concern.:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Umbrellas for Chit drens Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of umbrellas for childrens carriages in which the umbrella is supported above the curved standard secured to and projecting over the carriage-body, the objects of my invention being to permit the ready application or" the umbrella to and the ready detaching of the same from the standard, and the avoidance ofa multiplicity of parts in the attachment.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents my improved carriage-umbrella applied tothe standard,and showing the relation of the umbrella to the body of the carriage. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section, partly in elevation, of su't'cient of the standard and of the 'frame of the umbrella to show the means of attachment employed; Fig. 3, asectionalview, partly in elevation, showing the frame of the umbrella detached from the standard and closed; and Figs. 4 and 5, views illustrating modifications ot' the invention.

A represents the curved standard, which is secured to the back of the carriage and projects over the body ofthe same, as usual.

B is the stick of the umbrella, to which is secured the usual notch, a, and to the latter are hung the upper ends ot' the ribs b, D being the runner, to which are hung the inner ends ofthe stretchers d, the outer ends of the latter being connected to the ribs b, as usual.

As shown in Figs. I and 2, the standard A has at the front end a vertical socket, F, adapted for the reception ot' the lower end of the stick B of the umbrella, said stick having a spring-retainer, f, similar to that of an ordinary umbrella or parasol.

Before applying the umbrella to the standard it is spread by passing` the stick down through the runner until the retainer is below the lower edge of the latter, the stick being then grasped by the knob g at the upper end, and the lower end of the stick thrust into the socket F of the standard until the retainer enters a slot,`h, in said socket, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby retaining the umbrella firmly in place on the standard.

WIhen it is desired to detach the umbrella, the spring-retainer j' is depressed in order to permit the removal of the stick from the socket F, and is then again depressed,so as to release the retainer D and permit the descent of the same and the closing of the umbrella, as shown in Fig. 3.

The use of the socket F on the standard is not necessary to the proper carrying out of my invention. For instance, in the modification shown in Fig. 4 the standard is simply bent upward atthe end, and is provided with a springretainer, f, adapted to a slot, t', in the retainer D. In this case the umbrella is spread by lifting the runner until the short stick B enters the upper end of the same, the stretchers being then straight, as shown, so that there is no tendency of the umbrella to collapse. The ruimer is then thrust onto the upturned end ofthe standard until the retainer f enters the slot fi, and prevents the removal of the umbrella from said standard. The stick B may in this case serve by contact with the upturned end of the standard as a stop to limit the downward movement ot' the runner onto the standard.

Fig. 5 shows a modification ofasubstantially similar character to that shown in Fig. 4, the

. only difference being that in this case,instead of the wooden stick B, the notch of the umbrella forms part of a short metal tube, which takes the place of the stick and fits over the upturned end of the standard, the latter being reduced in diameter for the reception of the tube. A knob, g, is secured to the upper end of the tube, to facilitate the handling of the latter.

Instead of turning up the end ofthe standard to form a support for the umbrella, a vertical pin may be secured to the end of the standard; but the plan of simply turning up the end is the simplest and is preferred.

I claim as my invention- I'. The combination of the umbrella with a standard having an upwardlyprojecting end constructed for the reception of the stick or runner of the umbrella, and a spring-retainer whereby the removal ofthe latteris prevented, all substantially as set foth.

2. The combination of the umbrella, the Stick of which has a spring Iefaine1,Wit-h the standard having a socket Constructed for the reception of the lower end of said stick, and slotted for the reception of the springmetainer carried thereby, all substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this spocioaton in the presence of two xo subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH WRIGHT.

71th osses WILLIAM F. DAVIS, H ARRY SMITH. 

